What is ixia?
also known as African corn Lily, ixia plants come from the Iridaceae or Iris family. There are more than 50 types of plant types. Aesthetically pleasing plants usually bloom in spring and have several shades of stars shape.
People who want to cultivate the spring garden with a wide range of colors can decide to use ixia plants. There are red, turquoise, pink, white and yellow plants of this genus. You will also find orange and green shades. Fully grown ixias can grow up to 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 centimeters).
flowers that grow from these cormation plants are either old or bell -shaped. The inner center of the flowers is sometimes a much darker shade than the surrounding petals. Their leaves are long and grassy and their flower stems are pointed and lively. Flowers hang from very thin stems.
The cultivation of these decorative flowers requires planting their bulbs, usually in the autumn season. Bulb would we weigh me with a pointed end of SMBy the up and rounded end at the bottom. Full sun is recommended when growing IXIA plants. Flowers can also prosper in a partial shadow. When planting more bulbs, several inches should be apart.
Generally recommended space is between each plant of 3 to 6 inches (7 to 15 centimeters). The bulbs should be planted 2 inches (5 centimeters) below the soil surface. Most people decide to grow plants in container gardens or hanging baskets, although they can also be grown outdoors. If they are used outside, flowers can attract a lot of pleasant wild and garden aids such as bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
ixias are half hard flowers and their care is considered similar to Crocus. For optimum growth, planting in a mixture of watering soil and sand is recommended. In addition to planting Ixiasis of the garden, people can often enjoy buying or sending as a cut flowerIny from selected flower shop. The pleasant scent and the appearance of flowers led them to become a popular choice for donation.
not only limited to cormation plants, ixia has different meanings. Ixia Bay is a popular tourist destination in Greece. The word is also used to represent business in IP testing, clothing brands and floral arrangements. It is also the name of the region in the popular novel trilogy Poison Study , Maria V. Snyder.